This coming Friday would be a good day to just happen to be walking the grounds of Princeton University. That is because Princeton University will be hosting a half-day sports symposium, featuring an amazing list of speakers. The event begins at 1PM, December 7 and will take place at Robertson Hall.

Brett D. Yormark, president and chief executive officer of Nets Sports & Entertainment, will be giving a keynote speech. That speech will be followed by 4 panels:

1. Sports Management: Maximizing the Value of Today’s Athlete
2. College Athletics: The Business of College Sports
3. Sports Marketing and Sponsorship: Sports in the Global Marketplace
4. Sports Media Today: Connecting with Fans on Multiple Screens
5. Sports Marketing and Sponsorship: Engaging Consumers to Grow Your Brand
   

Here is the list of prominent speakers making up the aforementioned panels:

• Sandy Barbour, Director of Athletics, University of California, Berkeley

• Randy Bernard, Chief Executive Officer, Professional Bull Riders, Inc.

• Anthony R. Caruso, Chair, Sports and Entertainment Department, Archer & Greiner, Attorneys at Law

• Philip de Picciotto, President, Athletes & Personalities, Octagon

• Joe Favorito, Senior Vice President, Communications, International Fight League

• Sean Gregory ‘98, Staff Writer, Time Magazine

• Richard Griffin, Senior Financial Advisor, Global Private Client, Merrill Lynch

• Fred Hargadon, Dean of Admission, Princeton University (formerly)

• Rick Harmon, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, TicketRESERVE

• Justin Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer, Just Marketing International

• Jennifer Karpf, President, National Sports Marketing Network (NSMN)

• Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, SportsBusiness Daily/SportsBusiness Journal

• Dan Mannix, President and Chief Executive Officer, LeadDog Marketing Group

• Tola Murphy-Baran, Senior Vice President, Brand Management, SIRIUS Satellite Radio

• Scott Novak, Senior Vice President, Dan Klores Communications

• Michael Principe, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Sports Division, Blue Equity, LLC

• George Pyne, President, IMG Sports and Entertainment

• Bob Reif ‘89, President, Audible

• Mike Reisman, Principal, Velocity Sports & Entertainment

• Peter Roby, Athletics Director, Northeastern University

• Leon H. Rose, Basketball Division Head, CAA Sports

• Bill Sanders, Vice President of Marketing, BDA Sports Management

• Carolyn Schlie Femovich, Executive Director, Patriot League

• Anthony Simpson, Principal, Odgers Ray & Berndtson Sports Practice

• Mike Slive, Commissioner, Southeastern Conference

• Peter Stern, President, STRATEGIC

• Gary D. Walters ‘67, Director of Athletics, Princeton University

• Chris Weil, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Momentum Worldwide

For the official .pdf file documenting the day’s events, click here.

-Darren Heitner